“Why is it always so hard to get started?”
― Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
― Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
“Life is growth. You grow or you die.”
― Shoe Dog
― Shoe Dog
“Driving back to Portland I’d puzzle over my sudden success at selling. I’d been unable to sell encyclopedias, and I’d despised it to boot. I’d been slightly better at selling mutual funds, but I’d felt dead inside. So why was selling shoes so different? Because, I realized, it wasn’t selling. I believed in running. I believed that if people got out and ran a few miles every day, the world would be a better place, and I believed these shoes were better to run in. People, sensing my belief, wanted some of that belief for themselves. Belief, I decided. Belief is irresistible. Sometimes”
― Shoe Dog
― Shoe Dog
“Fight not to win, but to avoid losing. A surefire losing strategy.”
― Shoe Dog
― Shoe Dog
“The single easiest way to find out how you feel about someone. Say goodbye.”
― Shoe Dog
― Shoe Dog
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